Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 202, Decatur, Adams County, 3 September 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

RACE IS ON. Feared They Cannot Finish in Time Limit. < Shamrock and Reliance Get Late Start on Fifth Attempt for Last of Series. Special to the Dally Democrat. 1:00 p. m. New York, Sept. 3, 1:30 p.m.— Owing to n low wind the starting gun for the Yacht race was not fired until one o’clock p. m. The course is fifteen miles to windward a’nd return. After twenty minutes start the Reliance seemed to l>e making her usual gains but the wind is very light. The race will not finish until 3:00 if at all. This is the fifth attempt for the third race of the series. BURNING LEAVES Season Has Started and Complaints Begin. A City Ordinance Forbids it L'nder Penalty of a Fine. A number of people have complained to us about the burning of leaves on the street, claiming it to be very annoying and we all know this to be true. This same complaint is made every year and while it may not do any good, our citizens should bear in mind that there is a city ordinance 'against such acts, with a fine of five dollars and costs attached thereto. Physicians say that disease is often spread from burning of leaves and rubbish and while we are not authhority on that subject we know it is very annoying. At any rate it does no harm to call our readers attention to the fact and if burning leaves worries your neighbor, do not unto him as the Golden Rule tells you to and we’ll all be happier.

A NEW WAY. Rural Route Carriers’ Pay May Depend on Business. Rural mail carriers throughout the state have been greatly disturbed over the letter from Fourth Assitsant Postmaster General Bristow to Congressman Frederick Landis, of the Eleventh district, saying that it is proposed to pay carriers on the basis of the number of jxitrons served. The senators and congressmen haye been receiving many inquiries from carriers with reference to the proposed change. Without asking the department at Washington for additional information they are answering all these inquiries by saying that the salary of a rural mail currier is now fixed at |6OO by act of congress and that salary can not Ixi changed except by a act of congress. They are inclined to believe the letter signed by the fourth assistant postmaster general must have been written by some subordinate who did not know that the postoffice dejiurtment has no au th irity to change the salaries of rural curriers.

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OFF TO SCHOOL. i A List of University Students Who will Soon Leave. Mriie annual fall exodus of stupents from this city to the various institutions of learning over the country is about to begin. Some will leave within a week or so while there are a few schools that do not open until October. The list below perhaps does not contain all Adams county students but it is sufficient to show that this city and vicinity will compare with any other of its size in the number of University attendants. Burt Townsend and Robert Allison to the Howe Millitary School at Lima, Ind.; Miss Nora Smith, Charles Adelsperger and Wesley Huffman to Indiana University at Bloomington; Misses Midge Smith and Genevieve Hale to Glendale School for Girls at Glendale, Ohio; Dan R. Vail to Phillips Academy at Andover, Massachussettts; Miss Olive Dailey to Wellsly at Wellsly, Massachussetts; Miss May Holthouse to Odenburg Academy at Odenburg, Ind.; Louis Rice to Purdue at L ifayette, Ind.; Miss Grace Miller to Chicago Musical College; Misses Vida Bowers and Bertha Kohne to Sacred Heart Academy at Fort Wayne; Robert Schrock to Wabash College, Crawfordsville ; and Sam Allen, Burt Mangold and Fred Patterson to the Uniersvity of Indianapolis.

MORE HOUSES. Decatur Needs More Dwellings to Rent. Mayor Coffee Says Fifty Could Be Rented Within TwentyFour Hours. Decatur needs more houses and should have them at once. The city’ cannot grow without a place to p'i the people and there is no doubt in any conservative persons mind but that we are growing and quite rapidly at that. Now is the golden opportunity for people who have capital to invest to good advantage. Rents are fairly high and a good house is rented long before it is finished. Mayor Coffee stated today—“lf I had fifty houses in this city, I could rent them everyone by tomorrow night to res]x>nsible parties and the better the house the easier rented. There is scarcely a day that I do not have a number of inquiries for houses." With the traction line power houses, the Trees Manufacturing Company’ and the other industries sure to come to Decatur within the next few months the demand is sure to increase and the party’ who builds homes at once will not only make money* but confer a lasting favor on the public. Remember Decatur is the best town in Indiana right now and getting better all the time. West Booming. A Decatur citizen who has just returned from the west, speaks very highly of the prospects of the western country. Indian Territory and places in Oklahoma are increasing at an enormous rate. In one instance a town, seven years old has twenty five thousand inhabitants and twelve railroads. The country is an excellent farming country, as the crops indicate, ns nearly every farmer harvests two crops. The land is porous, and thus drains itself, the water never standing on the surface. Seven feet below one can strike water, and the cereals are able to draw water, this distance in ease of a drought.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1903.

IT LOOKS GAUDY. A Summer Theatre Not Impossible. Coney Island Not in the Same Class With Steele's Park. With the advent of the Dr. Morgan traction line at hand, conics the cheering announcement that Decatur is to have a summer theatre. Even, in the face of possible, though improbable failure of the Morgan line, a summer amusement house is almost assured. Several members of the Commercial Club have been in conference with Williard Steele, and in the event of an electric line lx ring built from this city to Steele's park, Mr Steele says Decatur people will soon be able to enjoy high class vaudeville at home during the summer. The Springfield-Fort Wayne traction company are very anxious to run a branch from this city to the park, but Dr. Morgan, having first spoken will be given the preference. As stated elsewhere, he is in for business and assures us that a line to the park will soon be a reality. Mr. Steele says he will give a free right of way to circle over his hundred and seven acres in any direction and there is no need to anticipate the result of this move. It is well kn iwn what Mr. Steele and the Great Northern Indiana Fair management have done toward enhancing the beauty of the park and the work still continues. This fall the beautiful drive ways through the park, will probably be curbed with stone then with a five cent fare to the park and a good attraction there is no doubt whatever of unbounded success, and we have enough confidence in the hustling abilities of Mr. Steele, and the Commercial Club who are co-operating with him to count the theatre as good as built. BIG WEDDING. Prominent Adams County Man Married Today at Hoagland. A large wedding is lieing held today two miles east of Hoagland. Miss Tilla Eigenberg of near Hoag land and William Koeneman, a prominent farmer of near Freidheirn were married this morning at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eigenberg of Allen county. Rev. Diedric performed the ceremony and at noon a wedding dinner was served to two hundred and fifty guests. Mr. and Mrs Koeneman will live at Friedheim. At the beautiful country home of Joshua and Mrs. Bright south west of the city at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening, their daughter Dollie C., was united in marriage to Mr. John W. Parrish of Washington township, this county, the knot being tied by Rev. Jas. A. Sprague of the Monroe Methodist church. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a small circle of guests who after extending eongratul itions icpai-ed to a bountifully laden table. While the invited guests were enjoying the feast a multitude of uninvited freinds made their presence and felitious congratulations known by a hilarious outburst of discordant music! 1 to the delight of all present—both outside and in. Mr. Parrish and his bride returned the compliment in a gracious manner by presenting themselves upon the front porch, where they treated the boys and received in return many hearty hand shakes of congratulations.

MORGAN LINE. New Road Will be Started Soon and Pushed to Completion. Word received here this week sends Morgan stock up to the top notch. Morgan has just returned from the east, and sends word here that he will be in Decatur ia a few days. W. H. Fulk, engineer on the road, will finish his work on the Holthouse ditch this week and will then go over the proposed line. He told a Democrat rep< rt r this morn ing that Mr. Morgan would be here on short notice, and was only waiting to settle some businesss in Indianapolis. Several strong companies are bidding for a franchise through this city, and over the proposed Morgan route. Morgan has been informed of this and realizes that immediate action is necessary if he desires to build his road. The line will branch from the Toledo-Cincin-nati road at Van Wert, come west to this city and then on a southwestern course to Indianapolis. The course south from Decatur will be decided upon next week. WERE SURPRISED Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bowers the Victims. THEIR EIGHTEENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. Over a Hundred Guests Do Honor to the Happy Occasion. At least a hundred people enjoyed an occasion that will lx? long remembered last evening. It was the eighteenth anniversary of the wedding day of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bowers and Mr. Bowers and the children instigated a surprise upon Mrs. Bowers. Then those interested decided to make the surprise a general one and included Mr. Bowers since he was also married on that eventful day eighteen years ago. Accordingly the gentlemen were likewise invited and the crowd gathered at the home of R. K Allison at 5:30 and from there stele steathily over to the palatial Bowers residence. In the meantime Mis. J. Q. Neptune had taken Mrs. Bowers for a drive and was to entertain her for supper, but some one sent word that they were wanted at tl.e Bowers home just a moment. It required several minutes for the surprised lady to regain her equilihri urn when she found her house con . pletely filled with guests but she did her part gracefully Rev E. A. Allen then went after Mr. Bowers anil told him there could lx- no wedding without both parties thereto present and he too was ushered into the trap. The surprise for both was complete and enjoyed not only by them but likewise by everyone of the guilty perpetrators. An immense supper including every seasonable viand was served and in this part of the affair there was ample evidence of appreciation the guests devouring the delicacies in a manner that could not bo mistaken. The hours sped rapidly and the eighteenth wedding duy of Mr. and Mrs. Bowers will by no means bo the least remembered. Muy they live to see many more occasions just us happy for themselves, their children and friends.

MOWED DOWN. Little Boy Perhaps Fatally Injured. Legs Cut Off by a Mower.-Ac-cident Happened in Wells County. A sad accident occurred yesterday near Nottingham in Wells county, the victim being Raymond Brookhart, four years old. Four little boys were playing in a millet field ; on the Walter Grant farm and L. E. Hornbaker took a machine into the field to mow the crop. He saw the boys playing there and told; them to go out on the road. All of I the boys but the Brookhart child obeyed him and Raymond hid in the millet. As Hornbaker approached Brookhart with the mowing mu chine a lady living across the road called to him to warn him of the boy’s Jdanger. He turned at her call but did not stop his horse and his attention being diverted did not see the child. The boy was stooping directly in front of the sickle and his little legs were caught between the guar is. The left leg was cut off clean just an inch above the ankle and the right ankle is so badly mutilated that it required 75 stitches to dress the wound. Dr. Neff, of Indianapolis, happened to be at Nottinhgam and he and Dr. Dickerson were soon at the boy's side. WILL NOT INTERFERE. Street Contractor Streicher Accommodates Fair Promoters. W. P. Streicher who is constructing the Monroe and Fourth street pavements, stated to the Democrat that Monroe street between Second street and the river bridge would not be torn up until after the Fair. W ork on Monroe street will be begun in all probability by next week and the first ground will be broken in front of the Adams county bank. From the bank the const ruction gangs will work west until they reach the railroad. By the time that section of the street has been excavated and the foundation laid the Fair will have been over and the work can then lx> pushed thr<»ugh to the bridge. Mr. Streicher does this merely to accommodate the Fair promoters as he is not bound to any such action in his contract with the city. LARGE EXCURSION. Three Sections Run Over G. R. & I. to Petoskey Today. The G. R. & I. will carry into Petoskey tonight what will probably be one ofthe largest excursion crowds ; they have ever handled. The excursion was run in three sections, the first leaving here at 8:00 the second at 8:20 and the third, 8:40. One hundred and thirty tickets were sold from here, eighty eight from Berne and two hundred and twentyfive from Portland. Over twelve; hundred people were on at Decatur and probably a thousand more will lx> picked up Ix-tween here and Grand Rapids. The excursion runs to Petoskey, Traverse City and other points north and tickets are good for ten days. They are given ( annually, the first week in Septem lx>r and arc growing more and more p< qiular.

NUMBER 202

EIGHTEEN DAYS. Fowls Fattened in a Very Few Days. The Mary L. poultry plant owned by John Loughlin, is as complete in all its appointments as any of the few of its kind in this country, if riot in the world. Eeverything is new, most substantially made, without a hiding place for rats, with the most modern appliances, and kept in perfect order. The brick buildings, KOO feet long, contain rows of cages, and here thousands are stuffed with predigested food, which is ground and prepared on the premises and fed by a dozen or more staffers. It takes eighteen days to fatten a fowl for market. Shipments of dressed poultry are made every day by the ton, and the chickens are advanced daily one cage until they arrived at the fatal one, wehn they are taken out and killed. A cold storage is being constructed where the incubating rooms were, as he has abandoned that feature of his plant for the more profitable enterprise now in full blast. The engine and boiler furnish motive power and steam heat. Hot and cold water are conducted to wherever needed. In addition to the fowls now stuffed will be added geese, ducks, and turkeys. Over thirty people are employed and with the facilities at hand, are able to perform the work of fifty in ordinary circumstances. The largest number of fowls for his great demana are shipped in daily by express from Southern Ohio and Kentucky. Local supply is inadequate for so vast a business as is carried on by Mr. Loughlin. The plant and its operations are worth going to see—Sidney Journal. THE CONFERENCE. Third Days’ Session of Conference Closes Today. Geneva, Ind, Sept. 3—The third days session of the annual White River Conference of the United Brethren church began this morning at 8:30 o'clock with Bible study conducted by Bishop E. B. Gephart. At 9:00 o'clock conference went into session and did not close until noon. The afternoon session was opened by Rev. H. S. James who had charge of the devotional exercises. From 2:00 o'clock until 3 address were made on the subject “Church Union” by representatives of the congregational and M. P. church and by Reverends. W. M. Weekly and W. M. Bell of the U. B. church. The program for this evening provides for a Sunday school and Y. P. C. U. Rally presided over by H. H. Fout and J. G. Huber, of Dayton Ohio at the LT. B church and a sermon by Rev. W. S. Tranlx*rger at the M. E. church. The 58th session promises to lx? one of the largest and best ever held and Rev. Z. C. Mower of tin home church rceives much commendation for his efforts at entertaining the visiting brethren. WON AGAIN. Virgil C. and True Worth Win at Shelfcvville Races. Decatur race horses are certainly making the name of the town from which they hail famous in racing circles. At Shelbyville yesterday True Worth who is owned by Flanders <fe Son won the 2:2.i trot in three straight heats. The horse was driven by Tom O'Neal better known as "Irish" and was sent around the course in 2:23 1-1. Virgil C. the little black pacer which belongs to Dr. D. D. Clark and Elmer Johnson got second money in the 2:25 pace and made it easy. Dick Siliek drove him and held him from the lead as the starters were traveling fust and does not want the hoist* marked. The best time for the nice was 2:19 1-4.